Akrotiri

Official Country NameAkrotiri

Akrotiri OverviewBy terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.

Akrotiri EconomyEconomic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.

Akrotiri LocationAkrotiri is located in peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus

RegionAkrotiri is located in Asia

Akrotiri PopulationAkrotiri has population of no indigenous inhabitants note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but